Saturday, February 18, 2012

Weather Update: 2-18-2012

M. cloudy skies and seasonable temperatures today with highs in the mid to upper 40's. A winter storm will graze southern portions of the area where light snow will be possible. I think Muhlenburg and Ohio counties in Kentucky will be the only ones affected in the viewing area.

WINTER STORM DETAILS: A surface low currently located over south Mississippi will move northeast into South Carolina by tomorrow morning. An upper low now over central Texas will also move northeast with the storm. This upper low will supply the cold air necessary for snow. The window for snowfall in Muhlenburg & Ohio counties will roughly be between 6 AM and noon tomorrow. The latest data is suggesting a dusting to 1/2" of snow will be possible in this time frame. Lexington and Danville, KY could see a couple of inches (there are winter weather advisories out for them) by Sunday evening. Certainly the heavier snow with this storm will be in eastern Kentucky where 6"+ of snow will be likely by Monday morning!

Back home in the tri-state, things will be cloudy and cold. After a morning low around freezing, highs will rebound to around 41 degrees in the afternoon. Breezy winds at 10-15 MPH out of the northeast will make feels like temps in the 30's all day. Clearing skies in the evening will chill things down across the area Monday morning, with low temps down around 24 degrees. Monday looks nice will seasonable highs around 47 degrees. Clouds will increase ahead of a weak system Monday night. It looks like any precipitation that falls in the morning hours on Tuesday will be rather poultry, with amounts around a 1/10 of an inch. A few peeks of sun possible Tuesday afternoon especially southwest of Evansville. Highs on Tuesday will be around 54 with windy conditions.

Wednesday will be breezy and mild. Low temps will be centered around 39 degrees. Look for highs on Wednesday to be around 57, with SW winds sustained between 10 and 20 MPH. Partly cloudy skies will prevail most of the day. Another chance of rain will arrive during the afternoon Thursday, with heavier precip north of I-64. Highs on Thursday will once again be mild with high temps around 55. In general, skies on Friday will be partly cloudy after the light rain moves out in the pre-dawn hours. High temps will be around 46 degrees after a morning low of 35. Next Saturday looks dry. Highs around 43 degrees after a seasonable low of around 26 degrees.

SUN: Cloudy, breezy. Light snow south. High: 41 Low: 32
MON: Mostly sunny. High: 47 Low: 24
TUE: Mainly cloudy, showers early. Windy. High: 54 Low: 39
WED: Partly cloudy, windy. High: 57 Low: 39
THU: Rain late, breezy. High: 55 Low: 40
FRI: Light rain early, partly cloudy. High: 46 Low: 35
SAT: Partly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 26




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